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N0. 100,052. Patented Feb. 22, 1870.

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EDWARD MILLER, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.-

Letters Patent No. 100,052, dated February 22, 1870; antedated February11, 1870.

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The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent: and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD MILLER, of the city and county of Milwaukee,and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement inDumping-Wagon; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enableithose skilled inthe art to make and 7 use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing forming part of this specification, in which Figure1 is a side view of my invention.

Figure 2, rear perspective view of the wagon backed up to. the sidewallo dump out the load from the forward box.

Similar letters of reference in each of the figures indicatecorresponding parts. i

The object of my invention is to provide a. dumpingwagon that can beturned round in a short space, and that the load from the forward andrear boxes can be both dumped on the sidewalk or at any other pointdesired. Y

A is the'fi'ame-work of the wagon.

B, the wheels.

O, bowed connections in the center of the frame for the forward wheelsto pass under, so that the wagon can be turned around short.

D, dumping-boxes hung in or near the center of the center, so that theycan be tipped up and dump out the load.

E, movable fastenings on the ends of'connections O, to be removed whenthe cart is to be moved around in the position, fig. 2.

F, projection on the frame A, with a hole in the end of it, so that thepin I can be taken out of the side piece 0 and put through this piecedown into the tongue G, so as to hold the cart stifi' when turning itaround into the position, fig. 2.

G, tongue of the wagon. H H, axle-trees.

I, pin, which is placed in one of the holes K, to hold substantially asdescribed.

. Operation. The wagon is fastened together as shown, fig. 1, the

bows 0 being fastened to the frame A, so that the frame is stiff. Inthis position it may be loaded and driven to whatever place'required.

If the load is to be dumped without regard to particular locality, theboxes D are unhitched and the load dumped. If it is a load of coal, witha part to go to two places, the wagon is driven to the place where thefirst part is to be dumped, backed up, and the hind box tilted," and theload left. Then drive to the next place, take out pin I and put it inthrough F, which will hold the forward box stifi'. Take off pieces E E,and turn the frame and back the front part of the wagon up to the placewanted, and dump the forward box. In this way the two parts of the loadmay he landed at different places, or both may he landed at one place.

This wagon is handy for grading on railroads, because it can be turnedin a very contracted place; in fact, it can be turned in about as smalla place as a two-wheeled cart. It is handy for all purposes on a farm,and everywhere where a handy conveyance is wanted.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to se-.

cure by Letters Patent, is

A dumping-wagon constructed with frame A, pieces 0 O, dumping-boxes D D,wheels B, and axles H H,

EDWARD MILLER.

Witnesses:

J. B. SMITH,

W. M. HORNOR

